The assembly of the DSIA Council of Directors took place on 8 September 2011 in the CEVRO Institute in Prague. The primary task of the Council was to elect a new Chairman. The assembly was attended by 19 of the existing 38 Council members. Besides, there were present another 7 representatives of DSIA member companies (non-members of the Council).

Mr. Milos Soukup from MS Line Ltd. was elected as the Chairman of the Council. He presented his ideas about the Chairman activities. He intends to present the capabilities of Czech defense and security industry at domestic and foreign exhibitions, fairs and other occasions. Then he would like to contribute to the debate among government and industry about the problems of the industry. In addressing individual issues or problems to activate a specific group of interested companies (creation of the Section) in the form of joint meetings on the matter or form of round tables (eg, the soil of Parliament with the participation of senior representatives of government). The first topic of discussion on the conclusions suggested the White Paper and subsequent impacts on the Czech defense and security industry. This was a special election and the official one is going to be the next year according to the DSIA Articles.